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Google Cloud Certifications

Google Cloud certifications validate expertise on the third-largest public cloud platform, known for its strength in data analytics, machine learning, and Kubernetes. The Professional Cloud Architect and Professional Data Engineer are the most sought-after GCP credentials and are particularly valued in data-heavy and AI-focused organisations.

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Key GCP exam terms

Core concepts that appear across GCP certification exams.

Safe Links

Safe Links is a Microsoft Defender for Office 365 feature that scans URLs in emails and documents in real time to protect users from malicious websites.

authorized_keys

A file on a server that stores the public keys of users who are allowed to log in without a password using SSH key-based authentication.

Security pillar

The Security pillar is a set of best practices for designing and operating cloud systems that protect data, systems, and assets through confidentiality, integrity, and availability controls.

Persistent Disk

Persistent Disk is a durable, high-performance block storage service for Google Cloud virtual machines that retains data even after the VM is shut down or deleted.

Extensible Authentication Protocol

Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) is a flexible authentication framework used in network access control, particularly in wireless and point-to-point connections, that supports multiple authentication methods without requiring changes to the underlying protocol.

Baseline configuration

A baseline configuration is a documented set of specifications for hardware, software, and settings that serves as a consistent starting point for systems in an IT environment.

Sole-tenant node

A physical Compute Engine server that is dedicated solely to your project, ensuring that no other customer's virtual machines (VMs) run on that same hardware.

EBS encryption

EBS encryption is a security feature that automatically encrypts data stored on Amazon Elastic Block Store volumes, protecting it at rest and in transit between the volume and the attached EC2 instance.

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